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  2. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

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    The OJJDP publishes the JRFC Databook on even numbered years for information on youth detention. [1] OJJDP sponsors research, program, and training initiatives; develops priorities and goals and sets policies to guide federal juvenile justice issues. OJJDP also disseminates information about juvenile justice issues and awards funds to states to ...

  3. Juvenile delinquency in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Another possible change could be the interaction of the community these adolescents live in. [23] The involvement of neighbors could decrease the chances of violence among these communities. [23] In Craig Pinkney's TedTalk speech, "The Real Roots of Youth Violence", he states that people do things to be heard and seen in their communities. [23]

  4. Gangs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Due to gangs spreading to suburban and smaller communities, youth gangs are now more prevalent and exist in all regions of the United States. One of the more popular youth gangs in the Midwest is the NJCK or North Jersey Cross Kids. [citation needed] Youth gangs have increasingly been creating problems in school and correctional facilities.

  5. Growing number of NYC students feel unsafe as gang activity ...

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    Gang activity occurred some or most of the time in school, 27% of students said, up 2% from last year. An increasing number of kids said they are bullied, unhappy, and don’t feel safe.

  6. City to spend $6 million on youth gang violence prevention

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    Sep. 4—Local school districts, nonprofits and community-based organizations will join forces with city government and its police department to reduce gang violence by targeting its root causes ...

  7. Why is gang activity increasing? - AOL

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    Gang violence is increasing across the board in big cities and small towns. Gangs and gang culture are nothing new. The Office of Justice Programs traces some of America’s first gangs to the 1700's.

  8. Crime in El Salvador - Wikipedia

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    The gang violence has to do with issues like social, economic, and changes made during the Salvadoran Civil War. In 1980’s the MS-13 and the Barrio 18 were created in Los Angeles. [5] These gangs were created in the streets of Los Angeles by the refugees children [5] who were trying to escape the war that was happening in El Salvador.

  9. 'Lawless:' Border crisis leading to rise in gang violence ...

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    Ryder reported the uptick in unregistered vehicles, gang violence, fentanyl distribution, and other crimes committed by undocumented migrants in Nassau County since 2020, including the rape of a ...